A potential record bull trout was caught and released on Lake Billy Chinook on April 8.  The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife says Ryan Mejaski amd his fishing companion Joe Wilhite reported to the agency they caught a bull trout that was 33.5 inches in length with a 26-inch girth, but maxed out the scale they had on hand at 25 pounds, and Mejaski suspects it was probably closer to 30 pounds.  After taking photos of the fish, Mejaski and Wilhite released it and watched it swim away.  Mejaski says he is a bit disappointed they didn’t keep it for an official record, but added releasing it was the right thing to do at the time, and they never really thought about keeping it.  The current state record bull trout was caught in 1989 from Lake Billy Chinook and weighed 23 lbs., 2 ounces.  The world record from Lake Pend Oreille, Idaho in 1949 tipped the scales at 32 lbs.  Mejaski said they continued fishing that day and caught a second massive bull trout only slightly smaller than the one they had released.